Adventures of the Comte de la Muette during the Reign of Terror

"Adventures of the Comte de la Muette during the Reign of Terror" by Bernard Capes is a historical novel set in the French Revolution. Jean-Louis, the comte de la Muette gets tangled in the chaos and hazards of the Reign of Terror. The narrative, opening with Jean-Louis waking next to his friend Casimir Bertrand, highlights the dangers and violence affecting everyone in Paris. Throughout the book themes of loyalty, betrayal, and what it means to be human come up. As the people struggle with pleasure, staying alive, all during the horrors of politics.